Browsing by Author "Nardos Tadesse"

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    Fast Food Consumption Behavior and Self-image among Female Adolescent Students in Addis Ababa: The Case of Selected Schools in Bole Sub City
    (Addis Ababa University, 2025-11) Nardos Tadesse; Yekoyalem Dessie
    Adolescence constitutes a pivotal psychological, physical, emotional, and social transition toward adult life, characterized by heightened self-awareness, identity exploration, and increased sensitivity to social and environmental influences on self-perception and behavior. There is a rapid increase in media exposure, advertisements, and access to fast food. Therefore, it is important to understand and give attention to the consumption behavior and self-image of this age group due to its future influence on physical and emotional health and well-being. This study is intended to assess the fast food intake behavior and self-image of female adolescents and their relationship in Addis Ababa private schools.It is a cross-sectional study conducted in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Bole Sub-City, due to the high enrollment (5,922) of female students. Among them, two schools in the sub-city were randomly selected, and a sample of 252 female adolescents aged 13–19 in grades 9–12 participated in the study. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire, which had three sections: background characteristics, fast food consumption, and self-image assessment. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26. Logistic regression was used to identify the association, with odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence interval (CI), and a significance level of p < 0.05.About 9.13% of the study participants consumed fast food more than three times per week, while 8.47% consumed soda more than three times per week. Additionally, 39.68% and 27.2% of the participants consumed fast food and regular soda more than once per week with only 1.3 per week average intake, respectively. In terms of BMI status, 13.6% were underweight, 3.1% overweight, 0.8% obese, and 27.1% had normal weight, indicating a risk of a double burden of malnutrition. A statistically significant relationship was found between BMI and self-image (p < 0.0003). The adjusted odds ratio (OR = 53) shows a higher likelihood of frequent and diverse fast food consumption among low-income participants .There is a high intake of fast food and soda/sweetened beverages among female adolescent students in Addis Ababa. A significant association was found between fast food intake and BMI, which may, in the long run, affect their self-esteem. Although this finding was not initially expected, it highlights the need for preventive health, self-image, and nutrition intervention actions. Keyterms:Self-imageFastfoodconsumption,Bodyimag
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    The Constitutionality of the State Council Election that Was Held in the Tigray National Regional State In 2020
    (Addis Ababa Unversity, 2022-11) Nardos Tadesse; Sisay Alemahu (Associate Professor)
    Periodic elections are key to a democratic political order and a peaceful transfer of power. They are instruments of public political participation. However, unforeseen natural and manmade circumstances may require the postponement of elections. Some Constitutions provide for those exceptional circumstances and mechanism of postponing elections while others do not. The COVID-19 pandemic became a reason for postponing the sixth general election in Ethiopia, which was originally scheduled for August 29, 2020. This decision unveiled a number of political and constitutional issues with opposing arguments. The disagreements on the decision to postpone the elections and the accompanying political tensions led to the organization of elections in the Tigray National Regional State without the approval of NEBE, the only constitutionally mandated election management body in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to examine the constitutional basis for the state council election that was held in the Tigray regional in 2020 from the perspectives of the constitutional mandate to administer elections, the exercise of the right to vote and to be elected as well as the exercise of the right to self determination.